Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 271: Crisis on the battlefield

On the other side, at Twinface Mountain, Xiao Mu used a laser to kill the Alpha of the Longtail Apes. Beads of sweat dotted his forehead; killing these Longtail Apes had drained a significant amount of his elemental power, leaving him quite exhausted.

"Finally done!"

Xiao Mu took a deep breath. Although the experience points weren't much, they would still be somewhat beneficial to Alex—better than nothing.

"Xiao Mu, go and get the necromancer to summon these corpses. Let's head back immediately."

Xiao Hui approached Xiao Mu, and the surrounding Monarch-level undead gathered around. This race, which numbered only a few thousand, had been completely wiped out.

However, with the Auxiliary Barrack, their species wouldn't go extinct. If their deaths allowed Alex to ascend to King level, future individuals of their race would all be Monarchs.

Quickly, the corpses were all summoned into undead, and Death Spirit used magic to corrode and destroy the remains.

The Xiao siblings and the undead immediately flew towards the mountain peak.

Meanwhile, in Undead City, Alex was constantly monitoring her experience points and checking the system dashboard.

[Congratulations, Lord, for killing the lv4 Monarch Longtail Apes Alpha and conquering the Longtail Apes race. You have obtained Natural Elemental Power, Auxiliary Barrack, and Race's Tear.]

"Natural Elemental Power?"

Alex had inherited natural elemental magic from the Elf King, and this seemed like something she could absorb.

After checking with the system and finding no issues or side effects, Alex absorbed it without hesitation. It added a small amount to her experience points and slightly enhanced her natural elemental magic.

These were ways for Alex to grow stronger that she couldn't afford to miss. Currently, Alex's right eye controlled five types of magic: fire, ice, wind, lightning, and nature (wood).

Among them, wind magic was only at the beginner level, acquired from the last Lord battle. Fire magic was mid-level. The remaining three types were high-level, serving as her primary combat methods aside from her innate abilities.

High-level magic had unique abilities, such as Frost Magic's sealing, natural elemental magic's life force, and lightning magic's annihilation.

Alex built the Auxiliary Barrack in Gemini City and absorbed the Race's Tear as usual.

[Kingdom's Tear current upgrade Progress: 16/100]

Alex sensed her experience points had risen from around 60% to 80%, bringing her closer to leveling up to King level.

Being in Undead City, Alex was unaware of the battle's progress in Gemini City, so she kept an eye on the system dashboard for updates.

She had just seen numerous notifications of zombie titan deaths and messages about the shield shattering almost simultaneously, making her realize that the Orc King had likely made a move.

This worried Alex, as the Orc King's exact strength was the biggest variable in this war.

With the Orc King's involvement, Monarch level undead were starting to die one by one. As for those below Monarch level, the casualty notifications were flooding in at a rate of 99+ per second.

The war's brutality was evident.

At this moment, the Xiao siblings returned to the city with twenty-five Monarch level undead.

Xiao Hui was the first to rush into the palace.

"Miss Alex, how's the situation? How much more experience do you need to level up to King level?"

Xiao Mu followed closely behind, looking at Alex.

"About 20% more. The situation isn't looking good; that Orc King might be very strong."

Alex had already decided that if she couldn't level up to King level, she would personally fight the Orc King with her lv9 Monarch strength, hoping for a chance to kill him.

After all, with Life Link, she wouldn't die, and as the undead lord, she had no reason to retreat.

Of course, this was all contingent on the Orc King not being overwhelmingly powerful. Otherwise, Alex's efforts would be futile.

However, based on the current situation, the Orc King's performance seemed inferior to that of the templar knights' captain from before, suggesting the Orc King was likely no higher than lv3, an entry-level King.

In that case, Alex might stand a chance.

"20% more, we're almost there. We'll head to Gemini City with the undead immediately!"

"Yes, you stay here and enjoy the experience boost. We'll report any issues to you right away!"

Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui quickly set off for Gemini City.

"Be careful, both of you. Keep a close eye on the intel over there. We'll stay in touch so I can make an informed judgment."

Alex spoke in a serious tone.

"By the way, aren't you calling Drake and your allies for help? They have quite a few Monarch levels, right?"

Xiao Hui suddenly remembered and reminded Alex, but Alex shook her head. She had already considered it.

Satan and Lilith as allies to fight a King level?

Alex didn't want to comment further on that.

Drake, although an ally, wouldn't make a significant difference in this battle. The outcome wouldn't hinge on an entry-level Monarch.

"It's not very useful. I have my plans. Don't worry too much; prioritize your safety."

Alex advised.

"Got it."

The siblings headed out of the palace towards Gemini City.

...

In Gemini City, the siblings had just stepped out of the Portal of Transit when they heard the loud sounds of battle outside the city. Over a hundred Monarch levels were engaged in a fierce fight, and the entire city was at risk of being destroyed.

Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui flew up to the wall and saw the brutal scene below.

"Orc King!"

Xiao Hui immediately spotted the Orc King on the battlefield, not because he was easy to distinguish, but because he was overwhelmingly powerful, like a beast rampaging through a flock of sheep.

No Monarch level could withstand the Orc King's attacks, not even the Monarch undead.

"Xiao Hui, it's too dangerous. Stay on the wall and attack from here."

Xiao Mu was also deeply shaken by the Orc King's strength.

"What about you?" Xiao Hui asked.

"I'll stay on the wall and attack too, but I'll look for opportunities to kill the heavily injured Monarch level orcs," Xiao Mu said seriously. His elemental power gave him high mobility.

Xiao Hui knew her brother's abilities. As long as he stayed on the periphery and wasn't targeted by the Orc King, he should be fine.

Meanwhile, the Orc King noticed the twenty-plus Monarch undead emerging from Gemini City but paid them no mind, even showing disdain.

He would prove through action that the gap between King level and Monarch level was insurmountable!